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Bosses act as their favourite fictional leaders, whether they realise or not
- Work
- November 6, 2020, 05:30
If you’ve often thought your boss was like a cross between the ruthless Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmatians and the icy Don Draper from Mad Men, you co(...)

Coronavirus: Tests to begin to see if dogs can detect Covid-19 before symptoms appear
- Science
- May 16, 2020, 18:30
Special “Covid dogs” are to begin trials in the UK to see if they are able to detect symptoms of coronavirus before they appear. The trials will form(...)

What was the food culture in Ireland before the potato?
- Science
- May 14, 2020, 01:00
A five-year inter-disciplinary study into the diet and eating habits of Irish communities in the 16th and 17th century aims to bust some myths about t(...)

The science of rest and why it is important to daydream
- Science
- February 20, 2020, 08:00
We’ve heard a lot about the importance of getting enough good quality sleep in the past few years but what about rest. In a time when people wear busy(...)

Welcome to my place ... Birmingham
- Abroad
- February 2, 2020, 06:01
Fiona de Londras grew up near Dundrum in Co Tipperary, went to school in Tipperary town and university in UCC. In 2012 she became a professor at Durha(...)

Iris Murdoch centenary marked with stamp and plaque
- Culture
- July 11, 2019, 14:51
A stamp and plaque to honour the novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch was unveiled in Dublin’s north inner city on Thursday. Murdoch was the first I(...)

British student says UAE asked him to spy on Britain
- Middle East
- December 5, 2018, 07:01
The PhD student Matthew Hedges has spoken out about the psychological torture he underwent while being held for nearly seven months in the United Arab(...)

UAE hopeful of ‘amicable solution’ in British academic’s case
- UK
- November 23, 2018, 07:02
Clemency for a British academic jailed for life in the United Arab Emirates on a spying charge is being considered by the Gulf state’s leaders, an off(...)

British man accused of spying in UAE jailed for life
- UK
- November 21, 2018, 15:45
British prime minister Theresa May has said she is “deeply disappointed and concerned” about the case of a British academic jailed for life in the Uni(...)

Antarctic ice loss has surged in recent years
- Environment
- June 13, 2018
The Antarctic ice sheet lost about 3 trillion tonnes of ice between 1992 and 2017, according to satellite analysis, with recent losses causing global (...)